A girl torn between nations stands up for what's right

All My Noble Dreams and Then What Happens, Gloria Whelan’s stand-alone sequel to Small Acts of Amazing Courage, chronicles the adventures of a British girl with Indian allegiances. Set in 1921, the story features 17-year-old Rosalind’s struggle to respect her British military father while staying true to her passion for Indian independence. Raised in India, Rosalind believes in the...

Out of Africa

Most girls don't fall asleep to the roar of lions. Rachel Sheridan, however, is not like most girls. Rachel's parents met in an orphanage in England before moving to Tumanini, an African village, to open a missionary hospital. After losing her parents in the African influenza epidemic of 1919, Rachel is at the mercy of her plotting neighbors, the Pritchards. Although Rachel has a deep love for...

A Chinese girl's troubled journey

Gloria Whelan—winner of the National Book Award, poet and author of numerous books for children and young adults—has with Chu Ju's House created an engrossing, well-researched novel that is educational and poetic, emotional and suspenseful. Chu Ju is a 14-year-old girl who lives in rural China with her mother and grandparents. Chu Ju's grandmother exerts a negative force on...